Do you like airplanes !!!

[TeleStratMan]

I love anything aviation, I grew up a normal poor kid, had what I needed, not a lot more. We lived very close to the north ind of the runway at Tulsa International. Guess planes and aviation got into my bloodstream. 60 years later, lots of hard work and lots of luck being in the right place at the right time I have been very fortunate in life. I own a Zenith 801 STOL and a Piper Cherokee 235. Unfortunately my age is getting up there, and I am realizing my flying days are limited. I will fly as long as I am safe, but I know I will have to hang it up some day. I never walk outside without looking up, you never know what you might miss.

Cherokee 235 is very nice airplane. I grew up in General Aviation and flew in and some stick time with planes like Cessna 140 -Cessna 150- Cessna 177 Cardinal - Cessna 337 Skymaster - Piper Tri-Pacer - Piper Comanche 180 - Piper Cherokee 140 - Piper Cherokee Six 300 [ load hauling airplane] and worked with and around such planes as the Piper PA-25 235 Pawnee - Piper Navajo- Navion [Riley Twin Conversion] and a 1964 Piper Comanche 400 [Lycoming IO 720 8 CYL] [owned by a local Road Construction Company]
This was in SW Tennessee at County Airport.
Aviation is still in my blood 50 years later and I still enjoy a good airshow. OKC- Will Rogers and Sundance use to have some very good airshows.Last good Airshow that I saw in the region was at Joplin MO and Sundance Yukon about 4 years ago. .

 

[Glocktogo]

Was this more successful? The Beech Starship and this one were another answer to a problem that didn't exist.

Intercontinental Jet at TUL services them (along with the Mitsubishi MU-2), so we see quite a few of them.

 

[druryj]

The USMC OV-10. One of the best small planes for parachute insertions. It could pack 4, 5 if you really crammed in, in the back, all sitting real nice and tight and all facing aft. It would fly tree-top level then just do a "pop-up" and "poop-out" and you'd go poop-poop-poop-poop! That was a heckuva cool little airplane. Definitely an E-Ticket ride. Man, it's been 40 years since I got pooped out of an OV-10...one of my favorite aircraft to "jump" from; although it was more like just falling out of the planes butt.

 

[DRC458]

The USMC OV-10. One of the best small planes for parachute insertions. It could pack 4, 5 if you really crammed in, in the back, all sitting real nice and tight and all facing aft. It would fly tree-top level then just do a "pop-up" and "poop-out" and you'd go poop-poop-poop-poop! That was a heckuva cool little airplane. Definitely an E-Ticket ride. Man, it's been 40 years since I got pooped out of an OV-10...one of my favorite aircraft to "jump" from; although it was more like just falling out of the planes butt.
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Nah, that's just too easy. I'll leave it alone. I'll keep my mouth shut. Really, I will. Honest ... dammitt

 

[druryj]

Nah, that's just too easy. I'll leave it alone. I'll keep my mouth shut. Really, I will. Honest ... dammitt

Go ahead; say it. Paraturds right? That what yer thinking? Fine.


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[HeyEng]

Speaking of cool planes...

I was at the FAA CAMI a few weeks ago and they have a LearAvia Lear Fan on static display. That is a cool looking airplane but was plagued with problems and was never certificated for flight.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LearAvia_Lear_Fan

 

[Snattlerake]

Speaking of cool planes...

I was at the FAA CAMI a few weeks ago and they have a LearAvia Lear Fan on static display. That is a cool looking airplane but was plagued with problems and was never certificated for flight.View attachment 149367

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LearAvia_Lear_Fan

I have seen that one a lot.

 

[DRC458]

Go ahead; say it. Paraturds right? That what yer thinking? Fine.


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Me??? No! Never!

 

[Snattlerake]

Anyone here besides me met Doug Jackson? I met him at the airshows I helped to broker.

I talked with him quite a bit before and after his shows.. He was a very interesting guy. We had the 50th anniversary of a B-29 bomb group and he flew over in this before landing. Not one of the reunion attendees liked him when I introduced him. When he did his show, he of course was shot down by another Texan. They warmed up to him afterward.

Sad to hear of his passing.

http://www.nancyhancock-cullen.com/tora-101-last-flight/

 

[creekrat]

I love airplanes. My oldest, 18, already has his private ticket and I’m working on mine. We currently have a Piper Cherokee 180. Not quite as fast but really close.....lol